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Senior Firmware Engineer - PCIe, Systems Engineering

Pure Storage
Santa Clara, California
Full Time
Posted November 20, 2025
$175k - $263k
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Job Description

The Senior Firmware Engineer PCIe is responsible for designing and developing high-performance firmware for DirectFlash SSD modules, focusing on PCIe functionalities, hardware integration, and troubleshooting to create resilient data storage solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-performance firmware for DirectFlash SSD Modules focusing on PCIe functionality.
  • Lead the bring-up and integration of new PCIe-based hardware, ensuring compliance and optimal link performance.
  • Develop and maintain PCIe features such as LTSSM, power management, hot-plug support, and error handling.
  • Debug complex system-level issues across firmware, drivers, and hardware, and create diagnostics tools.
  • Collaborate with hardware engineering teams on PCIe PHY integration, validation, and signal integrity.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in firmware development for embedded systems, with a strong understanding of PCIe architecture, protocols, and hardware software interactions.
  • Proficiency in C and C++ programming languages.
  • Demonstrated ability to use scripting languages like Python for test automation and tooling.
  • Hands-on experience with PCIe firmware development, including LTSSM bring-up and debugging, link training, error recovery, and register-level programming.
  • Proven track record of debugging and resolving complex issues across firmware, hardware, and driver boundaries.
  • Experience with hardware bring-up on new platforms.
  • Experience using PCIe compliance tools such as protocol analyzers.
  • Ability to design and deliver high-performance firmware for DirectFlash SSD Modules, focusing on PCIe functionality including initialization, configuration, and runtime management.
  • Experience leading the bring-up and integration of new PCIe-based hardware, ensuring compliance with specifications and optimal link performance.
  • Experience developing and maintaining key PCIe features such as LTSSM, power management, hot-plug support, and robust error handling.
  • Ability to debug complex, system-level issues at the intersection of firmware, drivers, and hardware, and to build advanced diagnostics tools.
  • Ability to collaborate closely with hardware engineering teams on PCIe PHY integration, validation, and signal integrity considerations.
  • Willingness to work primarily in an in-office environment at the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with company policies.

Benefits & Perks

Salary range: 175,000 - 263,000 USD
Work environment: primarily in-office at Santa Clara, CA
Perks: flexible time off, wellness resources, company-sponsored team events
Additional benefits: potential incentive pay and equity

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